Manages physical security operations at Tokyo-area datacenters, leads vendor guard-force coordination, analyzes risks and incidents, and reports mitigation strategies to stakeholders.
About this role
The Logistics Technician sits within Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) data center inventory and asset function, supporting infrastructure for services including Azure, Office 365, Bing, Xbox and OneDrive. The role manages equipment movement, tracking and processing at a data center.
The technician performs cycle audits, corrects inventory data, stages and tracks stock, records incoming and outgoing deliveries, and coordinates security escorts for third-party vendors. Duties include supplier warranty claims and Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) shipments, including packaging, information processing and receipt of returned hardware. The role reconciles inventory discrepancies and destroys data-bearing devices under Microsoft policies and service-level agreements.
Applicants need a high school diploma plus six months of experience or an internship in inventory management, retail, warehouse management or a related field, or equivalent experience. The posting also requires Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
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